Vatican Dispatch

Lord Patten accuses Vatican of secrecy and 'self-delusion' over China

the last british governor of hong kong has severely criticised vatican policy over china, accusing rome of unwarranted secrecy and “self-del...
Simon Caldwell

Cardinal Tagle sets out his vision for the Church

filipino cleric, cardinal luis antonio tagle, who was named by pope francis as his special envoy for the general conference of the federatio...
Ignatius Dean

The Vatican's new Synod document radically overturns Christian teaching

the 'working document for the continental stage’ of the synodal way must be exposed as the trojan horse of heresy that is, writes gavin ashe...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope warns seminarians of dangers of pornography

by hugh kerr the vatican has made known that pope francis recently gave a condemnation of online pornography to a collection of priests and ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis renews deal with China while warning against nuclear war in Ukraine

on october 25, pope francis led leaders of world religions in an appeal to avert the threat of nuclear war in ukraine. at the closing ceremo...
Ignatius Dean

Why the Seal of Confession cannot be compromised

the suggestion by iicsa that the seal of confession is violable misunderstands its essence, writes fr richard whinder the independent inquir...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Kasper joins criticism of Synodal Path

german prelate cardinal walter kasper, the former president of the pontifical council for promoting christian unity, has called germany’s sy...
Ignatius Dean

St John Paul II: a man for our times

on his feast day, we must invoke the aid of john paul ii for our church a nd our country, writes joanna bogle he was brought up by a single ...
Joanna Bogle

The Synod will continue until Synodality improves

are catholics going to be asked the same questions until they produce the right answers, wonders hugh somerville knapman osb on 16 october, ...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

Pope extends Synod on Synodality to 2024

pope francis has announced that the synod on synodality will be extended to 2024. speaking in his angelus address on sunday, the pope shared...
Courtney Mares